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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMr. Sulu at the helm again....
Captain Christopher Wells let me sit in his chair and have a cup of tea on the bridge of the Queen Mary 2 on a voyage from New York to Southampton, England.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)the ten or so coolest people walking the earth. Love the guy.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)I think it might be Mr. Takei. I completely agree with your assessment. He is one amazing guy.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)dionysus
(26,467 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)that was pretty cool. But it's often head-shaking wonder to see some things and how they develop and I gotta say that supporting actors usually eventually fade away. Back then I never once felt the way about George as I do today. I never once thought he would end up being one of the most respected and loved people walking the earth.
I am so glad he did, though. I just love the guy.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)He's great!
Archae
(46,340 posts)ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)Archae
(46,340 posts)My Star Trek geek status secured?
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)your Star Trek geek status is secured on the Constellation call. The episode is memorable to me due to the way the Enterprise moves around that thing trying to destroy it.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)edbermac
(15,942 posts)They sold plastic model kits of the Enterprise for about 3 bucks way back when. I swear to God they must have used one in the original episode, it just looked laughably bad.
Archae
(46,340 posts)Yes, the original Constellation was an Enterprise model kit, that was kit-bashed with a lighter.
In the non-upgraded version of the original episode, when the Constellation is heading into the planet-eater's mouth, you can see the model wobble, looking like a model on a peg.
I posted the upgraded effects above.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Didn't sit in the chair, but I was on the bridge of the Queen Mary 2 during a transatlantic trip a while back.
longship
(40,416 posts)He is one of my favorites.
Any George Takei thread on DU earns an automatic R& from me.
on edit: Charisma = 18!
Takket
(21,607 posts)He posted that on his twitter account and I replied "FLY HER APART THEN!"
Aristus
(66,436 posts)Harlan Ellison, who wrote the original teleplay for the Star Trek: TOS episode City On The Edge Of Forever, once referred to George Takei as "the most charming man I've ever met."
I'd amend that to say: "The most charming man on the Net".
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Harlan visited the bookstore I managed back in the early 1990s - the owner was a long-time acquaintance of Ellison's. Harlan is one of the most interesting, charming, infuriating and volatile people I have ever met.
Aristus
(66,436 posts)and I agree.
He's a fascinating person, and an absolutely riveting speaker.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,663 posts)I'm so happy for him. What a great guy!
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Chakab
(1,727 posts)Garthem
(128 posts)Yep, I'm a Star Trek nerd.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Ah if only the star trek movies would have gone another direction.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)With a tribble in his lap.
Hekate
(90,769 posts)Xithras
(16,191 posts)I love the guy and have been following him online forever, but he posted an article to his Facebook feed earlier titled "Gay Men Draw Vaginas", or something like that. I can see the humor in it, but it's NOT COOL when you're browsing Facebook on a break at work and suddenly drawings of vaginas pop up on your screen...just as coworkers are walking by.